Morpheme
Tr
Type
bound base
Denotation
rub, wear out, wear away, consume, tread, spend, pass
Etymology
Latin trītus, from terere
Evidence
antiattrition, attrit, attritability, attritable, attrite, attrited, attritee, attriting, attrition, attritional, attritionary, attritioned, attritioning, attritions, attritive, attritor, attrits, attritted, attritting, biodetritus, contrite, contritely, contriteness, contrites, contrition, detriment, detrimental, detrital, detritic, detriticolous, detritivorous, detritophage, detritus, detrivore, interattrition, microdetritus, phytodetritus, trite, triter, tritest, triturable, triturate, triturated, triturates, triturating, trituration, triturator, triture, uncontrite, zoodetritus
Notes
single <t> and double <tt> in simple past and participle forms possible based on misunderstanding of -it(e) suffix
